skill-scaffolderlisted
Install: claude install-skill arndvs/ctrlshft
# Skill Scaffolder
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Creates production-ready agent skills that follow the proven agentic pipeline architecture: Python scripts provide the scaffolding (state management, config, error handling), while the VS Code Copilot agent provides the runtime muscle (browser interactions, code analysis, decision-making).
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## When to Use This Skill
- User says "create a skill", "build a skill", "scaffold a skill", "make a skill for X"
- User describes a multi-step workflow they want automated
- User wants a scraper, auditor, documenter, or any browser-automation pipeline
- User references the citation-builder-skill and wants something similar
## Pre-Scaffolding Interview
Before generating any files, ask the user these questions to determine which patterns the skill needs. Ask questions one at a time:
1. **Skill name** — kebab-case name (e.g., `repo-portfolio`, `competitor-scraper`)
2. **What it does** — one-sentence summary of the pipeline
3. **Skill type** — Is this an **automation pipeline** (browser, state, orchestrator) or a **knowledge/workflow skill** (instructions + optional references)?
If skill type = **knowledge/workflow**, skip to the [Lightweight Skill Path](#lightweight-skill-path) section below.
If skill type = **automation pipeline**, continue:
4. **Work unit** — What does each iteration process? (a URL, a file, a repo, a feature, a page)
5. **Phases** — What are the major steps? (